Table 2 Quality Assessment of Reviewed Case-Control Studies.
From: Parity and endometrial cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies
Study | Case defined with independent validation | Representativeness of the cases | Selection of controls from community | Statement that controls have no history of outcome | Cases and controls matched and/or adjusted by factors | Ascertain exposure by blinded structured interview | Same method of ascertainment for cases and controls | Same response rate for both groups | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parslov, 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Salazar-Martinez, 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Parazzini, 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Kalandidi, 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Shu, 1993 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Koumantaki, 1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Kelsey, 1982 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Baron, 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Castellsague, 1993 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Dahlgren, 1991 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Damon, 1960 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Elwood, 1977 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Fox, 1970 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Garnet, 1958 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Henderson, 1983 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Hirose, 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Hosono, 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Jaakkola, 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Kakuta, 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Lawrence, 1989 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Lesko, 1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Levi, 1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Littman, 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Macdonald, 1977 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Newcomer, 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Pettersson, 1986 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Spengler, 1981 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Wynder, 1966 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Wang, 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Hachisuga, 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Brons, 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
La Vecchia, 1984 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Salmi, 1979 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Asakura, 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Hao, 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
